Engineering Silicon to Porous Silicon and Silicon Nanowires by Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching: Role of Ag Size and Electron-Scavenging Rate on Morphology Control and Mechanism

• Kanakaraj Rajkumar,
• Ramanathaswamy Pandian,
• Amirthapandian Sankarakumar,
• Ramasamy Thangavelu Rajendra Kumar

Affiliations

Kanakaraj Rajkumar

†Department of Physics, Advanced Materials and Devices Laboratory (AMDL), Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Ramanathaswamy Pandian

Materials Science Group, Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, India

Amirthapandian Sankarakumar

Materials Science Group, Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, India

Ramasamy Thangavelu Rajendra Kumar

‡Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India